Tie attachment



J. R. HAAS TIE ATTACHMENT July 26, 1932.

Filed Dec.

heal? R INVENTOR BY W HIS ATTORNEYS Patented July 26, 1932 UNITED STATES JACOB B. HAAS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TIE ATTACHMENT This invention relates to certain novel improvements in tie attachments, and has for its principal object the provision of an mproved construction of this character whlch b will be highly efiicient in use and economical in manufacture.

It is an objectof this invention to provide an improved device for attaching a tie in position upon a collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved device having attached to a tie and adapted to engage a collar button in a novel way for attaching a tie in position upon a collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for attaching a tie to a collar and to construct said device so that it may be accommodated to use with various types of collars having bands of different heights.

--=' Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewillustrating a modified form of the invention in wearing position;

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1';

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the preferred form of construction of the invention attached to a tie; and

Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4c.

3 Referring to Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing,

which illustrate the preferred form of construction of the invention, indicates a tie which has a tie-encircling band 11. The preferred form of construction of the invention includes an arm 12 which is projected through the band 11 as shown in Fig. 4;. This arm 12 is formed as an integral part of a plate 13 which forms the body portion of the device and which has an opening 14 provided there- 50 in for the reception of the head of a collar button and communicating with the opening 1 1 is a slot 15.

The slot extends through the body portion 13 of the device and through an arm 17, and said slot 15 terminates in an end portion 16 which is offset from the aXis of the slot.

In attaching the device to the tie 10 the arm 12 is projected through the band 11 on the inside thereof and the arm 17 is projected over the band on the outside thereof so that a portion of the band 11 is embraced between the arms 12 and 17. To this endthe arm portion 17 of plate 13 is offset laterally from a plane passed longitudinally through the axis of the plate 13 and arm 12. The head and shank of 1;; i

the collar button are then projected through the opening 14 whereupon the tie is shifted so as to position the shank of the collar but ton in the latching slot end 16 which is 'oli set from the slot 15 and which is made small 1; enough to prevent the head of the collar button from being retracted therethrough whereby to latch the shank of the button in the slot end 16 and the tie to the collar.

The body portion 13 of the device and its is arms '12 and 17 are preferably made areshaped in contour from end to end to conform to the curvature of the neck.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 1 2 1 and 3 is substantially similar to the form of to i the invention hereinbefore described. How- I ever, in this form'of the invention Tprovide arms 18 on the plate 23 which forms the body portion of the device and a fabric covering 20 over these arms 18 is attached in any suitable manner, as by stitching 19 to the knot 21 of the tie 22. The arms 18 which are are- -shaped in contour, from end to end; to conwhich terminates in a latching slot end 26 that is similar to the slot end 16 and has the same function.

In use, the head and shank of the collar button are projected through the opening 2 1 and the knot 21 of the tie is then shifted to position, the head 27 of the collar button (Fig. 1) in the latching slot end 26 at the end of the slot 25 said slot end being small enough to prevent retraction of the collar button head 27 therethrough.

I may, Within the purview of my invention, provide a second opening 2 a second slot 25a, and a secondlatching slot end 26a on the plate 18 to accommodate the device to collar neck bands 28 of different heights;

and other rows of openings and slots may beprovided in plate 13 if desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of constructionfor carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, Without depart ing from the spirit of the invention.- I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as ,new'and desire to protect by LettersPatent is:

1. A device for attaching a tie Which includes a tie-encircling band to a collar, comprising a plate and an arm'projecting from the plate for penetration under said band, and an arm projecting from said plate in the direction of the first-named arm olfset laterally from a plane passed longitudinally through the plate and first-named arm so that the band may be embraced between said arms,

said plate and second-named arm being provided With a slot for the reception of the shank of a collar button.

2. A device for attaching a tie which includes a tie-encircling band, to a collar, comprising, a plate and an arm projectingfrom the plate for penetration under said band, and an arm projecting from said plate in the direction of the first-named arm oli'set laterally from a plane passed longitudinally through the plate and first-named arm so that the band may be embraced between'said arms, said plate and second-named arm being provided With a slot for the reception of the shank of a collar button, said slot having a bayonet notch at one end thereof formed in the second-named arm for the reception of the shank of the button.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JACOB R. I-IAAS. 

